3 Pint Christmas Pudding Recipe

The original recipe makes 4 one pint or 2 two pint puddings and called for a pound of most of the ingredients.

3 pint christmas pudding recipe. Make this vegan christmas pudding as part of a festive feast packed with dried figs raisins sultanas and a tot of rum. 36 items magazine subscription save 44 and get a cookbook of your choice. To flame warm 3 4 tbsp brandy in a small pan pour it over the pudding and set light to it. Recipe from good food vegetarian christmas december 2006 comments questions and tips.

When i make it i halve the recipe for ease and this is the recipe i ve shared below. Or you could make three 1 pint puddings. You will need a 1 7 litre 3 pint 1 quart heatproof plastic pudding basin with a lid and also a sprig of holly to decorate. However the pudding batter is also enough to fill two smaller basins one of 1 2 litres 2 pints 5 cups and one of 600ml 1 pint 2 1 2 cups.

Cover and steam for 5 hours or longer. A one pint pudding will easily serve 6 to 8 people perhaps more if they have eaten a lot of christmas dinner. Mix all of the ingredients together and place in a well greased 2 pint pudding bowl. Serve warm with vegan ice cream 3 hrs and 30 mins.

The recipe stipulates a 1 7 litre 3 pint 7 cups 1 7 quarts basin and the steaming time is initially 5 hours followed by 3 hours for the second steaming before eating usually on christmas day. Transfer to a 1 litre 3 pint greased pudding bowl. Cover with a disc of parchment paper and then a tightly fitting lid. Brandy and spices provide a deep complex flavor and signature dark color.

No british christmas is complete without a christmas pudding. Cover pudding with greaseproof paper and secure with string or tinfoil. Method put the currants sultanas and scissored prunes into a bowl with the pedro ximénez swill the bowl a bit then cover with clingfilm and leave to steep overnight or for up to 1 week. The christmas pudding is very simple to make.

Unlike american puddings a christmas pudding is a dark sticky and dense sponge more like a fruitcake made of mixed dried fruit candied fruit peel apple and citrus zests. This is quite definitely the best and like the christmas cake has been made and loved by a cast of thousands over forty years. The longer the pudding cooks the richer and darker it becomes. Delia s a traditional christmas pudding recipe.